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Tyson Foods Inc., is currently listed as a Fortune 100 company due to its profits from being the world’s largest producer of chicken, pork and beef products. Despite Bedford County now having six confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the plant continues to produce as an “essential” state workplace amidst the COVID-19 pandemic...

Wartrace aldermen were bound and determined to award the town’s mowing contract to Robert’s Lawn and Landscaping Service and so they did, despite the fact that the company was not the lowest bidder. Alderwoman Patsy Gregory was even willing to visit the sins of the father upon the son, Chas Floyd, who was the low bidder...

Most employees of the National Pen Corporation plant in Shelbyville were notified Tuesday they were permanently laid off effective immediately. Management had not responded to a request for comment by the Times-Gazette on Wednesday. According to the Shelbyville - Bedford County Chamber of Commerce, National Pen is the 4th largest local employer. The company employs 500 people...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued an “Executive Order” March 31 that is a request, asking Tennesseans to cooperate in the effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19. The order states that “all persons in Tennessee are ‘urged’ to stay at home, except for when engaging in Essential Activity or Essential Services as defined by this Order.” The order took effect at Midnight Tuesday (March 31). It will remain in effect for 14 days, until midnight April 14...

Shelbyville police officers used CPR and three doses of Narcan to revive a man who allegedly passed out behind the wheel of his truck while pulling into a South Cannon Boulevard parking lot Sunday afternoon. Officers David Dye and Ronnie Blankenship performed CPR and administered Narcan after James “Will” Warner began “struggling to breathe” and they couldn’t feel a pulse, according to a report filed by Dye...

From chicken to ink pens, Shelbyville industries continue to move production, despite the coronavirus all around the city. Some smaller businesses, however, have been forced to temporarily close. Shelbyville City Manager Shanna Boyette said Monday that local dine-in restaurant services were officially closed at 12:01 a.m. Monday per Gov. Bill Lee’s Executive Order 17...

A suspect’s alleged reactions toward being told to stop walking away led to him being taken to the ground by a Shelbyville police officer Thursday. Officer Ramon Castillo ordered James Eric Lynch, 40, and Kayla Cathy, 28, of separate addresses at King Arthur Trailer Court, to halt as they walked across a field on Davis Lane. Lynch allegedly ran, refused several orders to hit the ground, clenched his fists and stepped toward Castillo...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued an “Executive Order” March 31 that was a request, urging Tennesseans to cooperate in the effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19. The order stated that “all persons in Tennessee are ‘urged’ to stay at home, except for when engaging in Essential Activity or Essential Services as defined by this Order.” Two days later, Lee amended his order, saying that “all persons in Tennessee are required to stay at home except for when engaging in Essential Activity or Essential Services….”. ...

To say that it’s been an emotional yet exciting time for Josh Puckett and his family since he was named the new head football coach at Shelbyville Central would be a huge understatement. With the entire world basically on standby due to COVID-19, business as usual doesn’t exist for the most part...

The Bedford County Convenience Center on Unionville-Deason Road in Deason was apparently struck by a “large vehicle” Tuesday, a Bedford County Sheriff’s Office report said. An arriving employee Wednesday morning discovered the office building had been moved approximately 2 feet, a trash compactor wasn’t functioning and items were knocked off a desk...